Apr 2, 2021 | News Releases
A San Antonio man driving erratically on Interstate 10 near Crestview Thursday was taken into custody after Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies used spike strips to stop his fleeing car.32-year old James Rodriguez told deputies he has never had a drivers...
Apr 1, 2021 | News Releases
A search warrant executed today by the Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force led to the seizure of trafficking amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and marijuana inside a Fort Walton Beach area apartment.The resident, 28-year old Maurice Simmons, was arrested on...
Mar 31, 2021 | News Releases
An arrest has been made in a 38 year old sexual battery cold case – thanks to a DNA hit and the perseverance of Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Kelly Henderson.Suspect Richard Lane, who was 21 at the time of the attack in June 1983, is now...
Mar 25, 2021 | News Releases
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the area of Bluewater Boulevard and Antiqua Cove Tuesday afternoon around 2:10 p.m. after receiving multiple calls of shots fired. Deputies on scene found spent casings in the middle of the intersection. A...
Mar 22, 2021 | News Releases
A road rage encounter on Highway 98 across Okaloosa Island turned violent Sunday when one of the individuals involved was shot in the roadway.A Mary Esther man is now charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm.41-year old Mario Aguirre Lopez was taken...
